Section I Origins and Scope of Biological Control. - 1 Pest Origins Pesticides and the History of Biological Control. - 2 Kinds of Biological Control Targets Agents and Methods. - Section II A Review of the Organisms Employed as Agents of Biological Control. - 3 Parasitoids and Predators of Arthropods and Molluscs. - 4 Pathogens and Nematodes of Arthropods and Pathogens of Vertebrates. - 5 Herbivores and Pathogens Used for Biological Weed Control. - 6 Biological Control Agents for Plant Pathogens. - Section III Methods for Biological Control Implementation. - 7 Natural Enemy Conservation. - 8 Introduction of New Natural Enemies: Principles. - 9 Introduction of New Natural Enemies: Methods. - 10 Augmentation of Parasitoids Predators and Beneficial Herbivores. - 11 Augmentation of Pathogens and Nematodes. - 12 Methods for Biological Control of Plant Pathogens. - Section IV Evaluation and Integration. - 13 Natural Enemy Monitoring and Evaluation. - 14 Integration of Biological Control into Pest Management Systems. - Section V Natural Enemy Biology. - 15 Biology of Arthropod Parasitoids and Predators. - 16 Biology and Dynamics of Pathogens. - 17 Biology of Weed Control Agents. - 18 Population Regulation Theory and Implications for Biological Control. - Section VI Additional Topics. - 19 The Role of Grower Education in Biological Control. - 20 Government Policy and Biological Control. - 21 Biological Control in Support of Nature Conservation. - 22 Future Prospects. - References. Language: English